My Dunlop MK2 Golf GTi Build thread and race progress thread thing...

[CQR Honcho]

Right, firstly, this may seem choppy as hell to start with, ive copied all the bits from various forums but anyway, here goes!

 Im taking the plunge into motorsport, and anyone who knows me knows im a MASSIVE whore for VW's, and the MK2 Golf being very close to my heart what will becoming will be a dream come true!

 In 2013/2014 I will be entering myself into the Golf GTi Championship, which is exclusively for MK2 Golfs ( phwoar!! ) with my fully self "minimum wage" funded car. Its hailed as one of the best and CLEANEST 1 make series in the UK! the actual target is to be at the first race in 2014 but i recon i can do Cadwell and Silverstone in the 2013 season which is towards the end of the season, approx 10/11 months from now!

Right, less talky more showy!



it may not look much now, but their is alot of reasons why i went for this car.
Its not rotten and bodywork is near mint (paint faded yes but thats nothing)
Its not modified (so it hasnt been Hooned around everywhere)
its Non-Sunroof, meaning a rollcage fits in much easier and neater, and 3door non sunroof shells are like hens teeth!!



Got my subframe out and fitted some nice polybushes!


Mid re-furb


Arms painted ECM blue ( i was painting blue that day haha )


Anti Roll bar re-furbed


That shouldnt be their


Subframe Welded, re-furbed and everything fitted to it


Inside stripped!



Dash out!!

Now for that piddliy 1.3 to make its way and GET LOST!






Started painting engine bay ( on my driveway haha)




Crossmember re-furbed!



More goodies fitted lol


Nice rack  

Meanwhile, inside........







Full '90spec C.E.2 GTi Wiring loom fitted! what a ballache!




and this landed today

So thats pretty much where i am now, front hubs getting re-furbed, rear axle nearly finished, inside ready for Cage, soon to be painted inside and outside!

oh, and here is what it will look like!



So yea, thats me up to now!

Anthing that gets fitted ill let y'all know


Rusty

[CQR Honcho]

almost forgot to mention this!!
( i can remove this post if needs be, hope its ok though)

We all know about the VTCC Motorsports MK2 Golf GTi that I am building up for The Lubricant Consultancy Mk2 Golf GTI Championship with the help of Scott Underwood Auto Repairs and Tuning . For this, we have taken a Humble 1300 1988 MK2 Golf, and are currently transforming it into a fully fledged Race car, following a strict set of regulations along the way!
The Aim for the car, is to have it finished by Spring 2013 and hope to be in the championship by Late Summer/Early Autumn, Cadwell Park being our aim!

Now we do have alot of work to do between now and then but we are not afraid of a bit of hard work and we have every confidence that we can have the car finished in time if my budget holds out!


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We all know that Sponsorship is a major part of any team, Be it budget, Advertising, support etc etc and this is where YOU come in!

Here at VTCC Motorsports team, we are offering YOU the chance to help and [/b]SPONSOR[/b] our car by putting your GAMERTAG or PSN TAG on the Roof of our Golf GTi Race Car. This will cost £20 and your Tag will be on for the WHOLE SEASON!!!
Naturally this will cover the cost of the Vynal it will be made from and will help fund the car through its cruicial part of the build!

The car is going to be Re-sprayed into the colour scheme above in November, once sprayed, i will start to fill up the roof with all Gamertags?PSN names given. Each one will have its Individual Photo taken so you can see it on the roof, and if you ever come to an event we are running at, you will be more than welcome to come over to see for your self, have a brew and have a sit in the MK2 Golf! hell, if your handy with spanners you could even help out

If you decide that you do want to do this, payment will be made VIA Paypal which will be linked from here and available once the car has been painted. It may take a small amount of time for your Tag to appear on the car, as i will be getting them made in batches, rather than 1 by 1 to save it becoming Expensive!
The Size will be roughly 6" Long and 2" tall ( ill make a demo and post a picture soon soon but its roughly the width of an iPhone and twice the length i think ) Starting at the back of the roof and working forwards!

Well, thats all for now, Awaiting the roll cage so it can be fitted, and then as earlier mentioned, ill be taking it up to my local body shop and getting her sprayed up!

Keep up to date with all progress on the CQR Club Forums ( www,CQRclub.co.uk) The VTCC Forums (www.VTCC.co.uk) or on Twitter ( @CQR_Rusty)

Thanks guys, I look forward to hearing any feedback and comments!

Rusty Laidler!

[CQR Rogue]

wow nice 1 dude

[HCR generaltso]

what are the rules of the series as far as modifying the car?

do they have a spec tire/wheels? can you use shaved tires?

do they allow forced induction and what kinda motor are you planning on dropping in there?

[nickyf1]

Great stuff, I'll be watching this thread with interest!

Hopefully I can start a similar project when the cash flow starts coming in properly

[Ax4x Cowboy]

I caught a round of this championship the other week on Motors TV and it looked like great fun.

[theboomeranga]

lucky!

[CQR Honcho]

Right. this may make no sense, but it will after this post.

This is mainly all the photos though


So as many of you may know, Im trying to get into some real motorsport in the next few years and Ive known from day 1 it would be racing a MK2 Golf!
Their is 2 classes in the golf championship, Class 1 (1.8 8v) and class 2 (1.8 16v) GTis, Naturally the 8v is cheaper and i know the engine inside out after spending YEARS on them.

Well today, i finally bit the bullet, and bought myself a IMMACULATE starting base!



it may not look much now, but their is alot of reasons why i went for this car.
Its not rotten and bodywork is near mint (paint faded yes but thats nothing)
Its not modified (so it hasnt been Hooned around everywhere)
its Non-Sunroof, meaning a rollcage fits in much easier and neater, and 3door non sunroof shells are like hens teeth!!


ive still got alot of work to do to get it where it needs to be, but ive got my buget, so. Let the madness begin!!



This may be a bit choppy as ive grabbed bits from different posts haha

So as many of you may know, Im trying to get into some real motorsport in the next few years and Ive known from day 1 it would be racing a MK2 Golf!
Their is 2 classes in the golf championship, Class 1 (1.8 8v) and class 2 (1.8 16v) GTis, Naturally the 8v is cheaper and i know the engine inside out after spending YEARS on them.

Well , i finally bit the bullet, and bought myself a IMMACULATE starting base!



it may not look much now, but their is alot of reasons why i went for this car.
Its not rotten and bodywork is near mint (paint faded yes but thats nothing)
Its not modified (so it hasnt been Hooned around everywhere)
its Non-Sunroof, meaning a rollcage fits in much easier and neater, and 3door non sunroof shells are like hens teeth!!


ive still got alot of work to do to get it where it needs to be, but ive got my buget, so. Let the madness begin!!


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Anway, after a rather "illegal" way of getting it home i set to work and did the first thing most people do when they buy a MK2 golf..... Polish it :mrgreen:




A few days past, and being bored and very low on funds, i did what i seem to always do soon after i get a new motor





Made my first proper purchase for her the other day too. A 16v Subframe, with lower arms and anti roll bar, all poly bushed for £48 posted!!

But after it arrived i noticed the subframe was a bit rotten, so will be welding it up

Just had the Arms blasted and primed at work today, will gloss them tomorrow and then take the subframe and ARB in and do the same!

One funny thing though, this car will look like a bloody Harlequin underneath as i can only gloss things with what ever colour i have in my gun Otherwise i have to pay

Oh, and here is an "artists Impression" of the Paint scheme im thinking of doing ( please ignore the fact its been done on FM4, but its Livery editor is 2nd to none!



Just need to get my grubby mits on a GTi rear axle and front hubs/calipers/servo etc etc from a 16v now and then ill move onto my next job on the list
So yea, thats me for now!


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Cheers guys!

Progress is slow at the moment, still sourcing parts!






Little update!


Upon blasting the subframe, it has a slight rot problem, So got it cut out and patched up!


ARB blasted and painted


Subframe all painted up


Now for the funny bit





Now for a more tecchie bit!


Engine bay wiring harness removed!


Stripped



Well ive got the engine bay totally stripped out and now read for paint! but it then decided to chuck it down





Started Painting engine bay






Bought this to tow it!

but unfortunatley had to sell this











AGGGHHHHHHHH
















And thats pretty much up to speed! lol

[CQR Honcho]

and THIS is the sponsorship.

We all know about the VTCC Motorsports MK2 Golf GTi that I am building up for The Lubricant Consultancy Mk2 Golf GTI Championship with the help of Scott Underwood Auto Repairs and Tuning . For this, we have taken a Humble 1300 1988 MK2 Golf, and are currently transforming it into a fully fledged Race car, following a strict set of regulations along the way!
The Aim for the car, is to have it finished by Spring 2013 and hope to be in the championship by Late Summer/Early Autumn, Cadwell Park being our aim!




[small]Computerised Impression[/small]

We all know that Sponsorship is a major part of any team, Be it budget, Advertising, support etc etc and this is where YOU come in!

Here at VTCC Motorsports team, we are offering YOU the chance to help and [/b]SPONSOR[/b] our car by putting your GAMERTAG/PSN TAG or just your name on the Roof of our Golf GTi Race Car. This will cost £20 and your Tag will be on for the WHOLE SEASON!!!
Naturally this will cover the cost of the Vynal it will be made from and will help fund the car through its cruicial part of the build!

I will be ordering the Tags in bulk rather than 1 at a time so it may be month by month before each tag gets updated, but never fear, the plan is here! Each Tag will have its own individual photo which i will post onto Facebook/Twitter and Tag you in your photo. I will also start a thread in the VTCC Motorsports section on the VTCC Forum with the same pictures!

If you decide that you do want to do this, payment will be made VIA Paypal which will be linked from here and available once the car has been painted. It may take a small amount of time for your Tag to appear on the car, as i will be getting them made in batches, rather than 1 by 1 to save it becoming Expensive!
The Size will be roughly 6" Long and 2" tall ( ill make a demo and post a picture soon soon but its roughly the width of an iPhone and twice the length i think ) Starting at the back of the roof and working forwards!

VTCC Sponsorship Quick link
Paypal will be the method of payment, but if you would prefer to pay any other way please feel free to PM me!

My Paypal Email is:- Rustylaidler@googlemail.com or alternatively visit this link -- https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DS87MYGLUFQL8
Also their is a "Donate" button at the top of the Latest Posts/Portal Page!



Keep up to date with all progress on the CQR Club Forums ( www,CQRclub.co.uk) The VTCC Forums (www.VTCC.co.uk) or on Twitter ( @CQR_Rusty)

Thanks guys, I look forward to hearing any feedback and comments!

Rusty Laidler!

[Ianmr]

Looking awsum dude

I love GTIs just bought myself one and loving it....although only had it 2 weeks and modding it already lol

[CQR Honcho]

Cheers man! What you got?

[CQR Rogue]

Nice 1 dude

[CQR Honcho]

At its new base of operations!!


Re-stripped


Steering lock removed!

Slow progress is better than no progress

[Standaman94]

Very good

[Matt]

Still looking very nice

[CQR Honcho]

Cheers guys!

The Rollcage installation has been knocked back due to having to order new doorbars and they take 6 weeks to be made etc etc so im going to blitz underneath the car.

painting the underside white, change the fuel tank, fuel pump etc etc i have a shopping list for about 200 nuts and bolts etc etc Hightensile bollock, i dont know its a FRIGGING BOLT!!

Also having fun ( not ) deciphering the very contradicting blue book...

[TfR Milton]

more please wish i coulld do this !!!

you obviously are single as you cannot be this lucky and have a missus to go back to haha

But all jokes aside keep goin and keep us posted, you have to put a TORA sticker on there

[Ianmr]

MK5 GTI in silver, all i have done to it is a force feed induction kit and I plan to re-mapped it very soon should see north of 250bhp

[CQR Honcho]

Put it this way, im practically married and its because of her im doing it

Heres the car i built for her






to this


Dropped a 1300 5speed into it aswell. done everything myself and including buying the car for £50 no more than £400 was spent to this day! ( 2 years ago now )

[CQR Honcho]

just found a better pic of the roof actually

[Ax4x Cowboy]

Do you work at a bodyshop or something?

[CQR Honcho]

Fully qualified mechanic but re-trained as a panal beater/ spraypainter i now work at a place which shotblasts stuff so i've just got to paint it

[CQR Honcho]

Starting to update the livery as i cant work on it this week, but have hit a minor snag with the livery, Currently trying to sort it!

[CQR Honcho]

Special Delivery arrived today with a massive sponsorship discount

[CQR Honcho]

Strengthening up the suspension arms


Time to remove the old axle bushes!




Literally melted the buggers out!

and then my phone died will take photos of the finished article when im back up on the car

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